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The Specialty of the House and Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales, 1948-1978
by Stanley Ellin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0892960493
- ISBN 13
- 9780892960491
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1st trade edition; signed by author. Fine hardcover in Very Good DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; tightly bound; inscribed on title page 'To Kate - | with regards | Stan Ellin'; bright, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete; lightly scuffed. 8vo, 557 pp. Inscription was to Kate Mattes, a prominent Boston area bookseller.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19198
- Title
- The Specialty of the House and Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales, 1948-1978
- Author
- Stanley Ellin
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0892960493
- ISBN 13
- 9780892960491
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE, COLLECTABLE, MURDER, POLICE, CRIME, DETECTIVES, WHODUNIT, TERROR, PSYCHOLOGY, THRILLER, COURTS, LAW, COPS, CRIME, SUSPENSE, MYSTERY, NEW YORK, ELLERY QUEEN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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